Hind Rostom

Hind Rostom
Hind Rostom
Hind Rostom
Born
Nariman Hussein Mohammed Murad

(1929-11-12)November 12, 1929
DiedAugust 8, 2011(2011-08-08) (aged 81)
NationalityEgyptian
Other namesMarilyn Monroe of Egypt
OccupationActress
Spouses
  • Hassan Reda
  • Dr. Mohammad Fayad
ChildrenBassant Reda (daughter)

Hind Hussain Mohammed or Nariman Hussein Murad, more commonly known by her stage name Hind Rostom, (Egyptian Arabic: هند رستم  pronounced [ˈhende ˈɾostom]; November 12, 1929 – August 8, 2011) was an Egyptian actress and is considered one of the icons in the Egyptian cinema, as she was mainly known for her sensual roles. Her physical appearance earned her the name Marilyn Monroe of the east ("مارلين مونرو الشرق"). Hind Rostom starred in more than 80 movies in her career.

Early life

Hind Hussain Mohammed was born in the neighborhood of Moharram Bek, Alexandria, Egypt on November 12, 1929. She was born to a Middle class family, to an Egyptian mother and an Alexandrian father of Turkish origin .

Career

She started her career at the age of 16 with the film Azhaar wa Ashwak (Flowers and Thorns). Her first true success was in 1955 when the famous director Hassan Al Imam offered her a role in Banat el Lail (Women of the Night). Her famous films include Ezz El-Dine Zulficar's Back Again (Rodda Qalbi) with Shoukry Sarhan, Mariam Fakhr Eddine and Salah Zulfikar in 1957, Ibn Hamidu with Ismail Yassine in 1957, Youssef Chahine's Cairo Station (The Iron Gate / Bab El Hadid) with Farid Shawki in 1958, Salah Abu Seif's La Anam (Sleepless) with Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, and Rushdy Abaza in 1958, Sira' fi al-Nil (Struggle in the Nile) with Omar Sharif and Rushdy Abaza in 1959, and Chafika el Koptia (Chafika the Coptic Girl) in 1963, where she played the role of a Coptic Orthodox nun. Rostom was known as the queen of seduction in Egyptian cinema, the "Marilyn Monroe of the East (or of the Egyptian cinema)". She decided to retire acting in 1979 because she wanted the audience to remember her at her best.

Hind Rostom with Salah Zulfikar in Three Thieves (1966)

In December 2002 Rostom once more turned down an offer of £E1,000,000 for her biography. The offer was made by an Egyptian satellite channel to portray her life as a drama series. She was asked to submit a complete history of her past achievements, and work experiences with prominent actors of the past, such as Farid Shawki, Salah Zulfikar, Shukri Sarhan, and Shadia. The actress stated that she refused to sell her life as a means of entertainment and felt that her personal life was of her concern and no one else. Rostom made a statement when she turned down belly dancer Fifi Abdo's invitation to attend a party held in Hind Rostom's honour. In 2004, she refused to accept Order of Sciences and Arts, "The award came too late, I'm not placed on the shelf for them to pick me whenever they want, there's only one Hind Rostom in the middle east, and let's consider that the number of my generation star actresses isn't that big enough to ignore us, and also it's not appropriate to honor me after years of honoring people who are less than me, another point is that I also refuse to honor me before Shadia, she'd deserved it and she was a star longtime before me", Rostom commented.

Personal life

Hind Rostom in 1960

Hind Rostom's personal life has always been shrouded in mystery. She was married twice, once to Hassan Reda, a film director and father of her only daughter, Passant, then to Dr. Mohammad Fayaad, a gynecologist. "I have no regrets," she stated in a interview about her decision to retire. "I did it for the love of my life, my prince, Dr. Fayaad," she added, referring to her second husband Mohammed Fayyad, whom she was married to for more than 50 years. Rostom was overprotective of her daughter Pasant due to worry about the stigma associated with artists’ children lacking parental supervision. "She was extremely stern, even with my friends," Passant recalled. She was not allowed to join her friends on trips and outings.

Death

On August 8, 2011, Rostom died in a hospital in Al-Mohandeseen, Giza due to a heart attack, at the age of 81.

Honours

On November 12, 2018, Google recognized her with a doodle.

Selected filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1950 Baba Amin Sonia
1954 Women Can’t Lie
1955 Flesh Nurten
1955 A Love Crime
1955 Women of the Night
1956 My One and Only Love
1957 Back Again Karima
1957 Hamido's son Aziza
1958 Cairo Station Hanuma
1958 Sleepless Kawthar
1958 Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital
1959 Struggle in the Nile Dancer Nargis
1959 She Lived for Love
1960 Between Heaven and Earth Star Nahid Shoukri
1961 A Rumor of Love
1961 Path of Heroes Nour
1963 Chafika the Copt Girl Chafika Elqebteya
1965 The Nun
1966 Three Thieves Amina
1967 Departure from Heaven Anan
1967 The Second Groom Wafae
1971 My Beautiful teacher Nadia
1972 Den of Villains
1979 My Life is Agony Fatma

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